'WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - Sophomore Gabrielle Woodson scored with 13
seconds left in the first overtime session Wednesday to lift the
Williams College women's soccer team to a 3-2 win over Keene State
at Cole Field. The win puts Williams back on the winning
track, giving them an 8-1-2 record.
The Ephs held a slim one goal lead for the majority of the
second half and as time ticked away, it looked as though they would
be able to coach Michelyne Pinard a win on her 30th birthday.
But the Keene Owls continued to pressure and with just two minutes
remaining, Kathleen Keniston tied the score at 2-2.
As things became frantic around the Williams goal, a mis-hit
clear didn't put the ball out of danger and Keniston was able to
slide her shot past a diving Sarah Ginsburg.
As the sunlight faded and the field became darker and
darker, Williams did exactly that, scoring with 13 seconds
remaining in the first overtime period. During a tight scrum
in front of Owl keeper Elisabeth Rosen, Woodson found herself in
the right place at the right time and knocked in a loose ball for
the game-winner.
Hungry well describes Williams' first half play. The Ephs
controlled the ball and the tempo for the first 45 minutes,
creating multiple scoring chances and forcing Rosen to make four
quality saves. But the Owls were the ones to strike
first. After 40 minutes of play, Keniston took a direct kick
from about 25 yards out. She placed it behind the defensive
wall and Renee Halsey was able to fire it in off the first bounce.
Sarah Walmsley ('10) started the second half scoring with a
beautiful shot to the upper right corner. Jess Hing ('07)
crossed the ball from about 40 yards out and Walmsley faked out her
defender allowing her to tie the game at 1-1.
Just four minutes later, the Ephs picked up their first lead of
the game as Ana Sani ('08) scored off a pass from Terri Van Horn
('07). Walmsley's initial cross found Woodson but quickly
bounced back out wide. Van Horn hit the second cross, sending
it high enough to avoid defenders but falling just in time for Sani
to find it with her head for the goal.
The Owls will travel to Rhode Island College on Saturday for a 1
o'clock start.
